POKA

YOKE
Seminar Presented by
J.VENI DAYANA (701859)
On 30.11.18
The term ‘POKA-YOKE’ is derived from two Japanese words.
 ‘Poka’ means ‘Mistakes’ & ‘Yoke’ means ‘Avoid’.
Poka-Yokes are mechanism used to mistake-proof an entire process.
Its main objective is to achieve Zero Defects by preventing or
correcting mistakes as early as possible.
The term was adopted by Dr. SHIGEO SHINGO as part of the
Toyota Production System in 1960.
It was originally described as “Baka-Yoke” which means “fool-
proofing”.
Later the name was changed to “ Poka-Yoke” which means :
“mistake-proofing”.
Types of Human Mistakes:
 Forgetfulness
 Misunderstanding
 Wrong Identification
 Lack of Experience
 Wilful (Ignoring rules or procedure)
 Slow Process
 Lack of Standardization
 Surprise (Unexpected machine operation, etc)
 Intentional (Sabotage)
Steps in the Process of POKA YOKE
Benefits of Poko-Yoke:
 Prevents the occurrence of Mistake
 Eliminate Product Defects
 Improve the Employee Relationship
 Improve Quality
 Improve Productivity
Limitations of Poka-Yoke:
Lack of Experts
Not Show all Results
Lack of Cause and Effect Relationship
Conclusion:
Poka –Yokes deals with understanding why people make
errors and how to analyse the process to know where errors
are likely to occur and what root causes contribute to them .

“ TO ERR IS HUMAN”
BUT
INTELLIGENCE IS HUMAN KIND